BlockSpringville, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Charlestown Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47111. The Survey maps it on the Charlestown quadrangle.
On record in Springville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Bottorff-McCulloch Farmlisted 1995 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1905 USGS Prospect quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Prospect quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1937 USGS Charlestown quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Charlestown quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Charlestown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
3,790 words on this townshipBaird's History of Clark County, Indiana, published 1909 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Charlestown Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Charlestown Township - 3,790 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Springville: 8 producers, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Dredge No. 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Harmony Landing | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hel Del Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hel Del Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jeffersonville Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sellersburg Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Speed Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Speed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Prather | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| River Ridge | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Speed | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Clark Siding | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sellersburg | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvan Grove | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Longview Beach | 4.5 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 452143. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.